A lovely and
beautiful candle-light church service uniting Miss Mildred
Billington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Billington of Withee and
Norman Backus, son of Mrs. Henry Backus of Chippewa Falls in
marriage, was performed at eight o'clock Tuesday evening, June 24,
at the Zion Evangelical church at Chippewa Falls. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Robert Boettcher of Fond du Lac, a cousin of
the bridegroom.

Before the service
a short musical prelude was played at the organ by Miss Bernice
Meir.

The bride, wearing
a street length dress of navy blue net with a fitted jacket of
white eyelet trim and a corsage of white roses and pale pink peas,
entered the church on the arm of her father and was given in
marriage. During the service three vocal numbers were sung by Miss
Mildred Backus, sister of the groom and Ray Bachers of Cornell.

The bridesmaid,
Miss Dorothy Sebenthall of Chippewa Falls, a close friend of the
bride, wore a dress similar to the bride's of dusty pink with white
accessories, and wore a corsage of pale pink rose buds and sweet
peas.

The bridegroom and
the best man, Harlow Backus, a brother of the bridegroom, wore the
conventional dark business suits.

Following the
service a reception was held at the home of Mrs. Henry Backus. The
home was attractively decorated for the occasion and a four-tier
wedding cake was the centerpiece of the table decorations.

Ushers at the
service were Robert Dreger, a cousin of the groom, and William
Sprague, a close friend of the groom.

Miss Billington is
a graduate of the Withee high school and also attended the
Neillsville Teachers Training course and a graduate of the Central
State Teachers college at Stevens Point. For the past six years she
has taught school within the county.

Mr. Backus
attended the Eau Claire Teachers college and the University of
Wisconsin. For the past several years he has been teaching
mathematics and directing music in the high school at Elmwood.

Immediately
following the reception the newlyweds left on a ten-day trip
through northern Wisconsin and Canada. After August 1 they will be
at home at Elmwood.